Tampa Bay (64-69) vs Washington (53-80)
August 29, 2025 at 06:45 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Washington +1.5 — Over/Under: +9
The Tampa Bay Rays and Washington Nationals meet Friday in MLB action at Nationals Park. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Prediction. This article will include a Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Pick.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays are 64-69 on the year and play the Mariners, Guardians, and White Sox next. The Tampa Bay Rays are batting .251 on the season, have a .314 OBP, and a .401 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff has a 3.96 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 142 hits and 74 RBI, while Junior Caminero and Jonathan Aranda have combined for 241 hits and 148 RBI.
Adrian Houser gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 7-4 with a 2.88 ERA and 62 strikeouts this season. Houser is 0-1 with a 1.15 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Washington Nationals.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 53-80 on the year and play the Marlins, Cubs, and Marlins next. The Washington Nationals are batting .243 on the season, have a .309 OBP, and a .387 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals pitching staff has a 5.38 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. James Wood leads the Washington Nationals with 130 hits and 83 RBI while CJ Abrams and Luis Garcia Jr. have combined for 234 hits and 107 RBI.
Mitchell Parker gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 7-14 with a 6.01 ERA and 87 strikeouts this season. This will be Parker’s second career game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Prediction
Houser has been good this season overall, but he’s been hit hard this month, allowing 27 hits and 13 runs in his last 22 innings. Houser has allowed 16 runs in his last 28.2 innings. Parker has a 6.01 ERA on the season, and he’s allowed 30 hits and 28 earned runs in his last 21 innings. Two teams that won’t be in the playoffs and two pitchers who aren’t in good form. I see some runs in this spot. Give me the over.